DataViz Licenses Two Apple System Software Products 

MacLinkPlus Version 7.02 To Include Macintosh PC Exchange and MacEasy Open

Trumbull, CT (January 4,1993) - DataViz announced today the inclusion of
two Apple System Software products in its MacLinkPlus file translation
packages. MacLinkPlus/PC and MacLinkPlus/Translators version 7.02 will now
include Apple's Macintosh PC Exchange and will be the first to bring
Apple's newly released Macintosh Easy Open system extension to users.

Apple's Macintosh PC Exchange will now be the official DOS disk mounting
utility bundled with DataViz' award-winning Mac/PC file translation
products. PC Exchange transfers the DOS disk and its files onto the Mac,
making them visible on the desktop and from within all Macintosh
applications. Once on the Mac, the files are still in PC formats and often
need to be converted with the help of file translators to maintain the
files' original formatting. "We have always tried to make the distinction
very clear when differentiating between file transfer and file
translation. Including Apple's popular Macintosh PC Exchange in our
packages makes it very apparent that they perform two complementary
functions rather than compete against each other," explained Dick Fontana,
President of DataViz, Inc.

Macintosh Easy Open, a new System 7 extension, was officially released by
Apple today and will be included with MacLinkPlus products. Mac Easy Open
assists the Macintosh user in opening Mac or PC files when the program
that created them is not on his Macintosh. It presents the user with
choices of applications that can open the "foreign" document by themselves
and applications that can open it with the assistance of specialized file
translation software. To empower Easy Open, DataViz has adopted its
MacLinkPlus file translation library to Easy Open standards, providing the
Mac user a greater choice of applications from which to open "foreign"
documents. MacLinkPlus packages translate over 700 combinations of popular
word processing, graphics, spreadsheet and database formats between Macs
and PCs as well as between different Mac formats.

"Apple is thrilled that DataViz has decided to include our Macintosh Easy
Open and Macintosh PC Exchange software with their newest version of
MacLinkPlus." said Mary Harrington, product marketing manager for Apple
Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, CA. "By bundling these highly complementary
products, DataViz has introduced a winning combination that offers
customers a complete solution for interchanging data between programs and
across platforms."

MacLinkPlus/Translators is designed for the Macintosh user who wants to
transfer files via DOS disk or is already connected over a multi-platform
network. MacLinkPlus/PC is a super-set which also includes a serial table
and modem communications software for those who want to connect a Mac and
a PC. Both packages include the entire library of file translators,
Macintosh PC Exchange for DOS disk mounting and Macintosh Easy Open.

MacLinkPlus/Translators retails for $169, while MacLinkPlus/PC is available
for $199. An upgrade to version 7.02 is available to all registered
version 7 users for $20 and registered users of prior versions for $50.

DataViz is a Connecticut corporation, specializing in the development of
databridge software. DataViz is located at 55 Corporate Drive, Trumbull,
Connecticut 06611. For further information, call (203) 268-0030.

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